U.S. approves $1 billion arms sales to Qatar during USMNT World Cup match

While many in the U.S. were watching the U.S. men's soccer team defeat Iran in the World Cup, the Biden administration announced a massive potential arms sale to the tournament's host country Qatar.

Qatar requested to buy 10 "Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System System of Systems," 200 "Coyote Block 2 interceptors" and other military equipment, per aAdditionally, five U.S. government officials and 15 contractor representatives will be assigned to Qatar for five years to support the implementation of the purchased military equipment.

"The proposed sale will improve Qatar’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing electronic and kinetic defeat capabilities against Unmanned Aircraft Systems." The department also said the sale "will not alter the basic military balance in the region" and there will be "no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness."

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